If you are interested in doing your thesis/semester project on one of the following research topics, please click on it to learn more details and contact the corresponding lab member with your CV. We can define the scope of the project based on whether it is for a thesis or semester project.
Bubble-free water electrolysis
Design and optimize a bubble-free capillarity-driven flow cell for electrolysis. Investigate the effect of utilizing various electrodes and membranes with different geometries and materials
Controlled vapor sorption and smart water release
Hygroscopic metal organic framework (MOF)-based materials are promising for energy-efficient cooling and water harvesting.
Modeling energy savings of passive cooling panels
Quantifying annual building-level energy savings of passive cooling panels across diverse climates and integration pathways, and comparing the net benefit of these panels against PV cells to guide optimal technology selection.
Hydrogel Overlayer on Metal Scaffold (HOMeS)
We demonstrate that evaporative texturing provides significant cooling performance improvement only when thermal coupling to the interface is preserved.
Collective bubble behavior in boiling
Understand and control collective bubble behavior to explore boiling physics and improve nucleation reliability
Probing contamination in microscale porous evaporator
Investigate accumulation of impurities non-invasively with advanced metrology and spectroscopy